This month of reading has gone quite well. I have been reading Ice by Jacek Dukaj for the last two months, tackling it little by little as it is a behemoth of a book.
I think I should add an explanation for the book with the lowest rating: I didn't quite like The Calcutta Chromosome from the very moment I picked it up. I wasn't a fan of the writing style and felt the addition of unnecessary characters and scenarios was a tactic used to make the world feel "lived in," but much of it ended up as mere fluff.
In mystery thrillers, the author must be very strategic in how they direct the reader's attention; world-building for a thriller is not the same as it is for literary fiction. Furthermore, the excessive internal monologue from the character Murugan ruins the suspense. The tension ends up stemming less from the plot's actions and more from the character simply talking to himself.